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NEW YORK CITY, NY - In a bid to stay ahead of stiff competition from other banks, American Express Centurion Lounges is making working from lounges more like working from home.

AMEX Centurion Lounges Add New Work-From-Home Features

by Kyle StewartOctober 4, 2022October 3, 2022

NEW YORK CITY, NY (SATIRE) – In a bid to stay ahead of stiff competition from other banks, American Express Centurion Lounges is making working from lounges more like working from home.

WASHINGON, DC - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Chief Dan Pekoske announced a new study to evaluate the merits of changing the longstanding 3.4 oz liquids rule to something far more generous.

TSA considering changing the 3.4 oz liquid rule to 3.6 oz

by Lee BallouOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

NEW YORK, NY - The pilot of a Boeing 757-300 plane remained completely calm during the harrowing experience when both engines failed on the plane immediately after takeoff. According to his co-pilot, the captain remarked, "I've seen the Sully movie, so I am not worried one bit."

Pilot loses both engines on takeoff but isn’t panicking because he watched Sully movie

by Lee BallouSeptember 29, 2022September 4, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, PA - After placing dead last in the JD Power airport survey, the leadership team at the Philadelphia International Airport unveiled a game-changing plan to move from dead last to second to dead last over the next 11 years.

Philly airport unveils aggressive plan to go from worst airport to 2nd worst airport in next 11 years

by Lee BallouSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

ESTERO, FL - Rental car juggernaut Hertz announced new plans to devalue its loyalty program after finally crossing an important threshold: all customers have been arrested at least once.

After arresting all of its customers, Hertz finally ready to devalue loyalty program points

by Lee BallouSeptember 27, 2022September 3, 2022

ORLANDO, FL - In a bid to one-up Southwest Airlines, rival Spirit Airlines, which was recently purchased by JetBlue, gave out full drum kits to every passenger on a recent Orlando-bound flight.

In a bid to one-up Southwest, Spirit hands out full drum kits to passengers

by Lee BallouSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

SOMEWHERE OVER NEBRASKA - Shaun Reyes, a 38-year-old business traveler, accidentally hit the flight attendant's call button. The embarrassed traveler quickly recovered, though, and made up a reason: "Uh, yeah, can you bring me a Coke?"

Embarrassed Traveler makes up reason for hitting FA call button; meant to turn on light

by Lee BallouSeptember 23, 2022September 5, 2022

5 Tips When Renting from Hertz That Won’t Get You Arrested

by Lee BallouSeptember 22, 2022September 11, 2022

PALO ALTO, CA - Mark Zuckerberg greeted citizens of the metaverse with a special announcement on Thursday. American Airlines would start to offer services within the virtual space the company, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has created.

American Airlines Enters Metaverse, Shockingly Realistic

by Kyle StewartSeptember 20, 2022September 13, 2022

ATLANTA, GA - After suffering a devastating cyber attack when a hacker guessed a password of Qwerty1234, the IHG cybersecurity team is feeling confident now that they've updated the password to ABC123$.

IHG cyber team changes password to ABC123$, feels good about their chances moving forward

by Lee BallouSeptember 17, 2022September 17, 2022